It would now be interesting to locate in S. indica occurs in India.
Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Mob: 9810359089 https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1 On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 4:06 PM Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot Garg ji, you also gave me link to online version of this > important Flora. > > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Mob: 9810359089 > https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1 > > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 3:12 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, Singh ji, >> Pl. check *Saraca indica *per Flora Malesiana >> <http://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/flora-malesiana/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3406275b-6084-4846-b01b-ae4c370e9cc4> >> (*Flowering collections of Saraca indica can be recognized by the >> rather higher number of stamens (usually 6-8) and the bracteoles which are >> erecto-patent to spreading, not clasping the pedicel, and caducous or >> persistent during anthesis*.) with differences as per illustration at >> Link >> <http://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/flora-malesiana/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3406275b-6084-4846-b01b-ae4c370e9cc4/images>. >> >> >> Descriptions are given below: >> *Saraca indica * >> *Tree to 24 m tall and 34 cm in diam*. *Leaves (l-)2-4(-7)-jugate*, >> subsessile to shortly petioled; petiole and rachis (0.5-)7-25(-35) cm long. >> *Inflorescences >> up to 10(-22) cm wide*, *slightly pubescent or subglabrous*, *main >> branches up to c. 14 cm long, 1.5-5 mm diam*.; bracts elliptic or >> ovate-oblong, 3-8 by 1.5-4.5 mm, caducous or persistent, puberulous and/or >> minutely ciliate on the margin; *bracteoles caducous or persistent >> during anthesis, erecto-patent to spreading, *broadly elliptic or ovate, >> 3-8 by 1.5-5 mm, glabrous or minutely ciliate on the margin; pedicels (4-) >> 12-20(-35) mm, the length between bracteoles and flower 7-10(-14) mm. >> *Flowers >> orange yellow, to deep orange or purple, or red, articulated near the base, >> glabrous. **Stamens (5 or) 6-8(-10); filaments 10-35 mm, often >> puberulous at the basal parts*; anthers ellipsoid or oblong, c. 1 mm >> long; staminodes absent. Seeds ovoid-oblong, sometimes reniform, 4-5 by >> 2-2.5 cm, and 0.6-1.2 cm thick. >> *Asia-Tropical:, Jawa (Jawa ‒ present); Laos (Laos ‒ present); Malaya >> (Peninsular Malaysia ‒ present); Sumatera (Sumatera ‒ present); Thailand >> (Thailand ‒ present) S Vietnam: present* >> *Thailand, Laos, S Vietnam; Malesia: Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, Java* >> Commonly cultivated as an ornamental >> >> *Saraca asoca* >> *Tree up to 10 m tall and 10 cm in diam*., *sometimes shrub or >> medium-sized shrub, 4.5 m tall*. *Leaves (l-)4-6-jugate*, subsessile to >> shortly petioled; (petiole and) rachis (0.5-)7-15(-30) cm long. >> *Inflorescences >> 1.5-12(-20) cm wide*, glabrous, *main* *branches up to c. 6 cm long, >> 1.5-2 mm diam*.; bracts broadly ovate, ovate or obovate, 1-6 by 1 — 3.5( >> — 5) mm, caducous or persistent, puberulous and/or minutely ciliate on the >> margin; *bracteoles persistent during anthesis, erect, embracing the >> pedicel, never spreading more than 45° from the pedicel, *ovate, >> elliptic, or obovate, 2-7 by 1.5-4 mm, sparsely puberulous, subglabrous or >> glabrous except minutely ciliate on the margin; pedicels 8-18 mm, the >> length between bracteoles and flower (4-)7-10 mm. *Flowers obscurely or >> not articulated near the base*, subglabrous or glabrous, *orange yellow, >> when older deep orange or orange red*,* fragrant during the night*. *Stamens >> (5 — )6 — 8( — 10);* *filaments (10-) 17-25 mm, glabrous*; anthers >> ellipsoid or oblong, 1.5-2 mm long; staminodes 0-2. Seeds >> oblong-ellipsoid, sometimes slightly reniform, 2-3 by 1.25-2 cm, and 0.6-1 >> cm thick. >> *Asia-Tropical:, Bangladesh (Bangladesh ‒ present); India ‒ present; Jawa >> (Jawa ‒ present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia ‒ present); Sri Lanka (Sri >> Lanka ‒ present); Sumatera (Sumatera ‒ present) Papua New Guinea: present >> west of the Irrawaddy R.: present* >> India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Burma (west of the Irrawaddy R.). >> Introduced and cultivated in Malesia, specimens seen from Sumatra, Malay >> Peninsula, Java, Papua New Guinea. >> The species is frequently planted near shrines, occasionally in gardens >> and villages as an ornamental. Its bark, leaves and flowers said to have >> medicinal properties . >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 at 10:51 >> Subject: [efloraindia:98652] Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) >> Week: Looking for Saraca indica L. >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear friends >> The fact that Flora of British India described the sacred Ashok tree >> under the name Saraca indica L., and Jonesia asoka Roxb. as its synonym, >> has often led many to believe that perhaps Saraca asoka and Saraca indica >> are the same tree and synonyms, the fact is not exactly so. >> >> As it appears the Sacred Indian Ashok tree was decribed by Roxburgh under >> the name Jonesia asoka, but the name got ignored because earlier Beddome >> (1870) in Fl. Sylv. and later Baker in FBI (1878) thought this to be same >> as Saraca indica L., described by Linnaeus, and the name Saraca indica L. >> continued to be used from this important sacred tree. >> >> It was De Wilde in 1967 who established that Indian plant is distinct >> from Saraca indica L., and made a new combination Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De >> Wilde, based on Jonesia asoka Roxb., and that is now the accepted name for >> our tree, quite distinct and not synonymous with Saraca indica L. >> >> Whereas Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De Wilde is native of South India, >> Bangladesh and Western Myanmar, it has been introduced in other parts of >> India and other countries of SE Asia and Tropical Africa. >> >> Saraca indica L., on the other hand is native of Laos, Thailand; >> Vietnam, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra and Malaysia. but is reported (Flora >> Ceylone) to be introduced into India (along with Saraca declinata (Jacq.) >> Miq. and Saraca thaipingensis Cantley ex Prain). Perhaps it would be >> interesting to >> >> 1. know the difference bewtween Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De Wilde and Saraca >> indica L. >> 2. Locate, photograph and upload real Saraca indica L. >> >> Alo if any one is lucky to find other two species, also introduced in >> India. >> >> Who knows it may be among some of our photographs. >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> >> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than >> 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). >> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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